The fleet was going downstream quickly, and along the way, the warships of the Song Dynasty naval army continued to join the escort ranks. Among them were the warships that the imperial guards came to pick up, as well as the Yangtze River Inland Naval Division who cooperated with the Jingxiang warships. For a time, more than a hundred large and small warships gathered around the imperial ships. The vehicles and ships equipped by the Inland Water Army were fast, and they were probing at the outposts and contacted the fleets through flags and words to continuously report the situation. The warships of the imperial guards formed a warning circle outside the imperial boat to prevent enemy ships from sneak attacking.

Looking at the scene of alum dots on the river and hundreds of boats competing for the current, Zhao Bing was quite moved. He stood in the wind and looked east. The tall Xiangyang City was vaguely visible, surrounded by a wide moat. He was like a gate on the Han River that blocked the major traffic artery between the north and the south, protecting the southern land. He knew that only by seizing Xiangyang and controlling the Han River could the safety of Huguang and even Jiangdong. Only by controlling it in his own hands can the Jiangnan sleep and the pillow.

When the river was down, the boat was faster than the horses. When the sun set in the west, the city was already in sight. Yicheng was surrounded by the Han River in the east, Jinniu Mountain in the west, Man River in the south, and Xiangyang in the north. It was once a different capital of Chu State, and it was also a military and economic place that guarded the capital Yingcheng. According to Zhao Bing, the city wall was built with rammed earth, which was more than four meters thick and was nearly thirteen miles away. It was a big city.

"Is that Baiqiqu?" Zhao Bing looked at a tributary flowing into the Han River and pointed at Pan Nian beside him.

"Report to Your Majesty, that is Bai Qiqu. When Bai Qi led his army to attack Chu, he used this water to irrigate Yandu and go straight to Yingcheng, the capital of Chu." Pan Nian replied.

"Oh!" Zhao Bing nodded, and then glanced at Zhang Ba who was on the same boat and said in a flash that he was lucky. He thought that because Fancheng had been flooded, he abandoned the city and left. If he knew that Yicheng had been flooded, he might have abandoned Yicheng. Fortunately, he did not become the head coach, otherwise he would have lost another city.

When Bai Qi attacked Yandu, he had only tens of thousands of troops, and the Chu State stationed more than 300,000 troops in Yandu, waiting for the Qin soldiers to starve to death due to logistics. However, Bai Qi sent thousands of Qin soldiers to build dams and block the river in Wu Town, Manhe, about 100 miles away from Yancheng, and secretly built a 100-mile long canal from east to west from this tributary of the Han River. The Qin army opened the canal and irrigated the city. The northeast corner of Yancheng was soaked by the river and collapsed. The surging flood turned Yancheng into a Zeguo.

In this battle, Baiqi used water instead of soldiers to attack the city. In the Yandu area, there were a piece of Hongze, and fish and shrimps were everywhere in the city, and corpses were buried in the river. The Chu State had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians died and injured, almost all the Chu State soldiers and civilians were drowned here. The elite forces of the Chu army were destroyed. Yancheng was then occupied by the Qin army. The drowned bodies in the city rotted and the stench soared into the sky, so that people called this place a "stinky pond" and became a haunted holy place.

What is ridiculous is that this war canal used to kill people was developed and used by later generations. Wang Chong, the prefect of Nanjun in the Eastern Han Dynasty, dug a Muli ditches on this basis, further expanding the area of ​​the irrigation area, with more than a hundred miles of water and irrigating thousands of hectares of fields, becoming a water conservancy project. Since then, the city has become a town of fish and rice. People humorously call it "Baiqi Canal".

In the following thousands of years, the Baiqi Canal benefited the people of Yicheng. According to Zhao Bing, this canal was 23 years earlier than the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project in later generations. It was confirmed by the International Irrigation and Drainage Committee to successfully declare it as a World Irrigation Project Heritage and was awarded a plaque. Since then, it has been called the "No. 1 Canal in China". This made him even more funny. If Bai Qi had the spirit and knew that his murder tool had won this honor, besides lamenting that things in the world are impermanent, he might have only wanted to be quiet.

The fleet arrived at the ferry outside Yicheng in the evening. When the imperial boats were docked steadily on the dock, the joy was loud. Jiang Jin, along with the officials of Yicheng, the civil and military officials of the Jingxiang General Administration, and the elderly, welcomed the sage. Zhao Bing was not interested in this, especially when the war was urgent, which was a flashy and exhausting act. However, he just frowned and did not angrily leave the crowd waiting for the reception. Because he understood the painstaking efforts of local officials, he would lose his temper at this time, which would make himself even more frightened, which would make the already guilty Jingxiang officials even more frightened and not conducive to the work he came down.

"I, Jiang Jin and others, pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!" I put down the springboard, and the guard camp got off the ship first. Zhao Bing got off the ship under Ni Liang and Wang Yinglin. Jiang Jin led the crowd to kneel down and shouted long live the mountain.

"Ship Jiang quickly got up!" Zhao Bing stepped forward quickly and reached out to support him.

"I have not been able to welcome you, and I will give you atonement for your sins!" Jiang Zheng did not stand up and bowed his head and bowed again.

"I know the matter. Jiang Shuai will no longer be there. Please get up quickly!" Zhao Bing leaned over and helped Jiang Feng up. He stood up tremblingly, shaking his body a few times before he could stand firm.

"Thank you, my majesty... cough cough!" Jiang Zheng was a little excited and wanted to say something, but it triggered a fierce cough.

"Take care, please don't need to be polite!" Zhao Bing stroked his back. Looking at Jiang Jing's haggard face, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He was only in his early forties and was in his prime, but his face was yellow and white, his eyes were deep, and his always straight body was a little hunched, as if he was over 10 years old.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine!" Jiang Zheng stopped coughing, patted the emperor's hand, and tried hard to squeeze out some smiles.

"It's because I'm late. Jiang Shuai should report the truth earlier and be able to take care of his health. The Song Dynasty still needs you!" Zhao Bing held Jiang Feng's cold hand, and his anger disappeared. It was these hands that held a knife to protect him on the eve of his succession, so that he could successfully inherit the throne. Now he is still maintaining the situation with his sick body.

"It's all because I am incompetent and failed to conquer Xiangyang as scheduled, which has caused Your Majesty to come thousands of miles to help me, which makes me feel uneasy!" Jiang Zheng said with shame again.

"Ship Jiang should not blame himself, but it is better to take good care of his health." Seeing that he had just said a few words, he was already breathing rapidly, panting, and his face became paler. He knew that he was exhausted, so he hurriedly supported him and walked towards the car.

The two entered the city in the same car, and the ministers then entered the city, drove and stayed in the general administration. After washing up, they also arrived at the meal. As usual, it was a grand reception banquet. However, everyone knew that Your Majesty was here to be accused, so everyone was nervous. Moreover, Jiang Zheng was in a bad state and was in poor spirits. Although he tried hard to accompany him, he was very struggling, so the banquet ended in a dull state.

The next morning, there was a report saying that Jiang Zheng was overdrawing his physical strength yesterday, which led to bedridden. After taking the pulse by the imperial doctor, he said that he had become sick due to overwork and had overwork. Later, he suffered severe damage, which damaged his internal organs and lost his vitality. He needed to rest for a long time to recover. He said a lot, anyway, he was not suitable for continuing to work now and needed to leave his job for a long time to recuperate.

Zhao Bing understood that it was weak, his body was weak and his mind was weak. The two strokes crushed his body. Knowing the root of the disease, he ordered Wang De to visit the house with the Codonopsis pilosula. After a few greetings, he personally took his pulse and asked Wang De to prescribe a prescription for it, so he asked him to handle it according to law. He held everyone away and talked to Jiang Jin alone.

The two first recalled the great achievements of the Jiang clan. A loyal and martyr destroyed their families and went to the national crisis together. They also talked about Jiang Wanzai's unfairness and difficulties, leading the army to serve the king. After the fall of Lin'an, the Jiang father and son led their troops to the court to protect the emperor and helped the young master. In the end, Jiang Wanzai fell into the water and died in the water to save the young emperor, and was buried in the sea, leaving his bones dead.

Finally, Zhao Bing talked about the dispute between Xingchao and established a new emperor after the emperor's brother died of illness. Jiang Jin once again stood on his side, resisted the opposition and took him to the island of Qizhou with a sword, guarding him until he successfully ascended the throne. Then he talked about Xingchao being swept by Zhang Shijie on Yashan, who protected his safety in extremely difficult circumstances, and called on all sides to serve the king to plan the anti-Yuan.

Later, when he moved to Qiongzhou, Jiang Jin supported Zhao Bing to attack the Qihe faction in the court and supported himself to resist the Yuan Dynasty. He also presided over the reorganization of the imperial guards and rebels who moved to Qiongzhou, assisted him in establishing a new imperial guards, and improved the military command system. In the subsequent battle to recover Jiangnan, Lu Bing Huguang regained a large area of ​​land in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, established a complete defense system, and gradually recovered Jiangling and Yiling areas, laying a solid foundation for this northern expedition to Jingxiang.

After talking about the recovery of Jiangnan, Zhao Bing mentioned that the ministers in the court wrote letters many times, saying that one of the Jiang brothers became prime ministers and one guarded the other. If they had a sense of being unjust, relying on Jiang's prestige in Jiangnan and his disciples and officials in the court and the country, they would definitely endanger their status. When Jiang Jian heard this, he was shocked and repeatedly sweared that he and his brother were loyal to His Majesty and the Song Dynasty, and he had no different intentions.

Zhao Bing then talked about his attitude. He believed in the loyalty of the Jiang family and was even more unquestionable to the loyalty of the Jiang Jin brothers. Therefore, he rejected the letters from his ministers and scolded him. Then he changed his tone and talked about Jiang Jin's performance in Huguang and after the Northern Expedition. His attitude became harsh and blamed him for not doubting his attitude because he believed in rumors, and then he had negative thoughts and forgot about public opinion, which led to a slump in military discipline and a disintegration of military morale, which led to a decline in combat effectiveness and affected the great cause of the Northern Expedition.

Jiang Jin was exposed by His Majesty's main story, so he naturally sweated profusely, panic, and repeatedly apologized. Zhao Bing's expression was slower and scolded him again, and then he once again expressed his unquestionable attitude towards the Jiang brothers, telling him not to cause the disinterest of the monarch and his ministers, but to still use it and remain favored. In the future, he would also put down his burdens, contribute to the country and the monarch, and not be confused by rumors.

During the conversation, except for Wang De who came into the house and sent the boiled medicine, no one else could go in and check it out, let alone hear anything. Some people wanted to enter the room under the name of visit, but they were all blocked by Wang De. They only said that after Jiang Shuai used the medicine prescribed by His Majesty, his spirit had improved and he could get up and half-rest on the couch to talk to His Majesty.
Chapter completed!